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Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

I'd hate to see my twin get assassinated, but I'm not sold on Jamaal Crawford, so I wouldn't do this deal. Jerome Williams does make it a little more interesting, but I'm not sure where he'd get many minutes, even with Al gone?

Also, if Tinsley isn't part of this trade then I think the rotations would be:

Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

Funny what a difference a few months can make. I probably would have jumped all over this deal before the season started. Crawford now seems a little too streaky for my taste, and Al has really stepped up this year.

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

I'm with you guys. Crawford's great for a young team making its way up, or even for a "pretty good" team. The Pacers are title hunting. No reason - though long-term it would give you a potential replacement for Reggie.

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

I'm with you guys. Crawford's great for a young team making its way up, or even for a "pretty good" team. The Pacers are title hunting. No reason - though long-term it would give you a potential replacement for Reggie

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

Isn't Crawford a bit of a knuckle head, meaning malcontent? I just really don't like his game...he seems very wild, almost like a Jason Williams pull up shooter. How is the kids D? As for J-Y-D? Heck No!

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

That would be a tempting trade, if Al were asking for a ticket out. Which I do not believe he is right now.

I like JYD and think he is a great role player off the bench with energy.

Crawford will grow up. Reggie did. But right now, if he came here, I'd believe Reggie would still start.

What works against this trade idea the most, besides a reluctance to trade Al, is Crawford's contract. He's going to need a new one and someone might shoot him a crazy offer that we would be reluctant to match.

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

Resigning Crawford along with swallowing JYD's 4 remaining years AFTER this one at 7 million per year make this trade impossible. We can't have Croshere, JYD, and Pollard all on the same salary cap, especially considering the Pacers high pay roll next year with the current roster.

That's a great point. I didn't realize that JYD has four years left after this. Two more than Pollard. That's just too much of a contract to take on under the circumstances for a bench player.

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

^^^NO WAY they give up Curry....NEVER
but then again....they did give us Artest and B. Miller

That's my thought, however I keep hearing that Paxton, their GM is fed up with the two of them. He even went in the locker room once and chewed the two of them out. He apologized later, but he's not happy with them and Al is a budding star.

I like AL and I would do it. I think bird would do it too, that's too much to pass up.

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

From Rotoworld.com

Eddy Curry - C - Chicago Bulls Jan 20

The 31 year-old man who dresses as 'DA Bull', the Chicago Bulls mascot, was arrested today for selling marijuana out of his car.
The Bulls' Web site identifies Da Bull as the muscular, slam-dunking cousin of the team's other mascot, Benny the Bull. The team is considering replacing the former mascot with Eddy Curry in an effort to get something out of his rookie contract. Source: Chicago Tribune

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

This trade would probably still be available this summer if you really wanted to do it. Paxson may be down on those two, but he's still over-valuing them.

Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

Re: I hesitate to mention this trade idea

From Rotoworld.com

Eddy Curry - C - Chicago Bulls Jan 20

The 31 year-old man who dresses as 'DA Bull', the Chicago Bulls mascot, was arrested today for selling marijuana out of his car.
The Bulls' Web site identifies Da Bull as the muscular, slam-dunking cousin of the team's other mascot, Benny the Bull. The team is considering replacing the former mascot with Eddy Curry in an effort to get something out of his rookie contract. Source: Chicago Tribune